AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Look who’s found his way back into contention.
Tiger Woods showed flashes of the player who once owned golf’s major championships — every other tournament, too, for that matter — with a 6-under 66 on Friday that leaves him just three strokes behind Rory McIlroy at the Masters. The 66 Friday matched Woods’ lowest score of the year, and was his best round at Augusta National since he won in 2005.
Woods made nine birdies, none more impressive than his final one on 18. His drive found the right rough, but Woods landed his approach shot right of the flag, leaving him just 10 feet for the birdie. He rolled the putt in, giving a long, emphatic fist pump as the ball dropped into the cup and the crowd roared.
